20. Opportunity with Sport Nutritionist Heidi Skolnik

Heidi Skolnik is a sport nutritionist with an incredible career. She built her own company, Nutrition Conditioning, and has been a part of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery for over 20 years. 

Heidi oversees the performance nutrition program at Julliard and the School of American Ballet. She has also consulted for Broadway shows (including Hamilton!).

Additionally, Heidi has worked with the NY Knicks, NY Giants, and NY Mets, amongst other professional sports. She also works with Olympic, collegiate, high school, and recreational athletes. 

Heidi has published several books and is an industry consultant for Gatorade, Kind bars, and Quaker. She has a regular presence in the national media and can be seen on television segments for the Today show and Good Morning America, as well as appearing in print for magazines such as Shape, Fitness, Vogue, and Runners World.

We talk about:

  • Taking advantage of opportunities
  • The importance of networking in order to find some opportunities
  • Being true to yourself and your message

One of Heidi’s most recent works is The Athlete Triad Playbook, a toolkit she devised to help practitioners work with athletes dealing with the Female Athlete Triad/Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports.

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